Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon Batch A123

A little sweet with maple and vanilla. Very good.

Nose is fruitier than many from the series with caramel dipped green apple, berry compote, vanilla, cashew, milk chocolate, and cinnamon sugar. Ethanol is nicely subdued. Palate matches the nose very well so as to not be redundant all the above mentioned notes are there along with soft oak, cola, and toffee. Flavors are rich and punchy but there’s some sharpness there. Exceptionally long finish offers a nice “sweet and spicy” vibe with red hots candy, black sweet and sour sauce, black pepper, peanut butter, and oak which is a little more bitter than the oak initially found in the palate. Mouthfeel is very thick and chewy, but manages to be slightly grainy as well. Minor flaw. One of the better releases. I found myself wishing the flavors were a little rounder and the mouthfeel a little silkier, but hey we can’t have everything. At 79.99, nothing here that would stop me from continuing to buy the three releases per year unless things take a major downturn.

Nose - butterscotch, maple, vanilla, oak, cinnamon, pepper spice Palette - oak, vanilla, barrel char, cinnamon, wheat grain Finish - proof heat with oak char, pepper and baming spices, vanilla cream. Long.